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Here's some easy (and not so easy) dinner recipes for kids and grown-ups. |
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Italian Oven Chicken
Easy
Ingredients:
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 can Italian tomato soup (or tomato soup and add Italian seasonings)
1 tablespoon vinegar
1-1/2 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tablespoon water
2 tablespoon packed brown sugar
1. Put chicken in a baking dish and bake at 3750 for 30 minutes.
2. Mix together the remaining ingredients and pour over chicken. Bake 30
minutes. |
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Crockpot Chicken
Easy
Ingredients:
4 chicken breasts
1 cup sour cream
1 can cream of mushroom soup
4-5 bacon, cooked and crumbled
1/2 teaspoon chicken bouillon (or 1/2 cube)
1. Put chicken in crockpot.
2. Mix together the soup and sour cream and pour over chicken. Sprinkle chicken bouillon over top.
3. Cook covered on low for about 4 hours.
4. Sprinkle with bacon, salt and pepper. |
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Lemon Honey Glazed Chicken
Easy
Ingredients:
cut up chicken pieces
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup honey
1 teaspoon chopped parsley
1. Mix together the lemon juice, honey, and parsley.
2. Bake chicken in a greased dish at 375 degrees for 1 hour, or until juices run clear.
3.
Brush the glaze over the chicken for the last 15 minutes of baking. |
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Chicken and Rice
Medium
Ingredients:
6 chicken pieces
1 cup uncooked rice
1 can cream of chicken soup
2 cups chicken broth
1 package dry onion soup mix
1. Spread uncooked rice on bottom of greased baking dish and add chicken broth.
2.
Place chicken on top and sprinkle with onion soup mix.
3. Spread creamed soup over all.
4. Bake at 3250 for 1-1/2 hours. Then cover and bake another 30 minutes. |
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Cheesy Chicken Bake Medium
Ingredients:
6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
cheddar cheese
2 cans cream of chicken soup
2 tablespoons melted butter
1/2 cup dry stuffing mix
1. Place chicken in baking dish. Top each with a slice of cheese.
2. Spread soup over the chicken.
3. Mix
together the stuffing mix and melted butter. Sprinkle over the top of chicken.
4. Bake at 400 degrees for 25 minutes. Serve over rice. |
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Saucy Hotdogs Easy/Medium
Ingredients:
1 package hotdogs
1 tablespoon minced onions
1 can tomato soup
1 8 ounce can tomato sauce
1/2 cup water
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 pound egg noodles
1. Cut the hotdogs into quarters lengthwise.
2. In a pot, add tomato soup, tomato sauce, water,
Worcestershire sauce, and sugar. Add the hotdogs and simmer for 10 minutes.
3. Cook the noodles according to package directions and drain.
4. Serve hotdog mixture over noodles.
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Meatloaf
Easy
Ingredients:
2 pounds lean ground beef
3 cups stuffing mix
1 egg, beaten
3/4 cup barbecue sauce
3/4 cup water
1. Mix the ground beef, stuffing mix, water, egg, and 1/2 cup of the barbecue sauce.
2. Put mixture into loaf pan and spread the last 1/4 cup of barbecue sauce on top.
3. Bake at 375 degrees for about 1 hour. |
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Hamburger Rice Soup
Medium
Sent by Linda in Tualatin, OR
Ingredients:
1 pound lean hamburger
1/2 onion, chopped
1 tall can low sodium tomato juice
1/2 cup uncooked rice
1 beef bouillon cube
1 bay leaf
1. Brown the hamburger and pour off grease.
2.
In soup pot, add all the ingredients and cook for about 30 minutes. |
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Beef and Macaroni
Medium
Ingredients:
1 pound lean hamburger
1 small onion, chopped up
1 can cream of celery soup
1/2 cup catsup
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
2 cups noodles, cooked
1. Brown the hamburger and onion, and drain the fat.
2.
Add the rest of the ingredients and heat up. |
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Try it Spinach Calzones
Medium
Ingredients:
1 loaf frozen bread dough, thawed
1 10 ounce package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
8 ounce skim ricotta cheese
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 egg
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan
1.
Divide dough into 4 pieces. Roll out each piece on a floured surface until 1/4 inch thick.
2. Combine the spinach, ricotta cheese, garlic, egg, and Parmesan to make the filling.
3.
Place about 1/4 cup of filling in the center of the dough.
4. Fold dough over and smash edges with a fork.
5. Place on a greased baking sheet and bake at 400 degrees for 15 or
until golden brown. |
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Pork Chop-Chops
Medium
Sent by Grandma Pat in Sequim, WA
Ingredients:
4 pork chops
Olive oil
1 can Cream of Mushroom soup
1 soup can-full of milk
Cooked rice or cooked egg noodles.
1. Brown the pork chops in 1-2 tablespoons of olive oil, both sides.
2.
Add the Cream of Mushroom soup and the milk.
3. Cover and simmer for 1/2 hour.
4. Serve pork chops and sauce over rice or egg noodles. |
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Mr. Macaroni Medium
Ingredients:
2 cups chicken broth
1 cup milk
1/2 pound uncooked elbow macaroni
1 tablespoon flour
3 tablespoons water
1 cup frozen peas
1/4 pound Canadian bacon, cut into bite size pieces
1-1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1. Bring broth, milk, and macaroni to a boil. Reduce heat and stir often until the
pasta is tender.
2. Whisk flour and water until smooth. Stir this into the broth mixture until it boils.
3. Add the Canadian bacon and peas and mix together.
4.
Remove from heat and add the cheese. Stir and let the cheese melt. |
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Tuna Oh-La-La Burgers
Medium
Grandma Helen from Hastings, PA
Ingredients:
1 can tuna
1/2 cup chopped celery
sprinkle of minced onions
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup Velveeta, cut in small cubes
salt and pepper
8 hamburger buns
1. Mix tuna, celery, mayonnaise, cheese, onion, salt and pepper together.
2. Fill buns with mixture and wrap
each in foil. Place on baking sheet.
3. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. |
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K's Quesadillas Medium
Sent by Karen in Woodinville, WA
Ingredients:
2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
large flour tortillas
sour cream
salsa
grated cheese
taco seasoning
1. Cut the chicken breasts in strips the long way.
2.
Toss the chicken strips in the taco seasoning, making sure they are well coated. Cook them in a frying pan with some olive oil and some water. When the strips are half cooked, turn them over carefully
and cook the other side. They cook fast.
3. Layer a tortilla with some sour cream, chicken strips, salsa, and grated cheese. Roll and nuke 30-60 seconds and chow down.
This recipe should make enough for 4 people. |
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Bean Pizza
Medium
Sent by Donna in Bakersfield, CA
Ingredients:
1 onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 can black beans
1 can chick peas
1 can red kidney beans (Or any of your 3 favorite beans)
1-12 ounce jar chunky salsa
1/4 cup chopped cilantro or parsley
1-10 ounce tube refrigerated pizza dough
1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
2.
Heat oil in large skillet over medium heat and sauté onion until soft. Add garlic and sauté.
3. Add all the beans to skillet and let cook until heated through.
4.
Meanwhile, prepare the pizza dough according to package directions.
5. Cover dough with the bean mixture and sprinkle with cheese. Bake for 10-15 minutes or until cheese is melted. |
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Tofu Chili
Medium
Ingredients:
6 ounces tofu, sliced and drained between paper towels
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1 small can tomato sauce
1/2-1 tablespoon (to taste) chili powder
1 tablespoon minced onion
1 or 2 cans chili beans (your preference)
1. In a large bowl, mash together with a fork everything except the beans.
2. Stir in the beans.
3.
Spray a large casserole dish with cooking spray and place mixture in the dish.
4. Bake uncovered for 25 minutes at 350 degrees. |
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Haystacks
Medium
Sent by Mignonne in Cleveland, TN www.minsrecipes.com
Ingredients: Use whatever ingredients you have at the time and leave out the ones you don't like to suit your taste buds.
1 can of chili, or any other type of cooked beans, whatever you like.
corn chips
1 8 ounce block of cheddar cheese, shredded
1 medium tomato, diced
1 small onion, diced
1 bunch Romaine or regular head of lettuce, shredded into bite size
1 can or jar of black and/or green olives, sliced
1 avocado, diced
cooked rice, optional
jalapeno slices or Greek peppers, optional
Ranch dressing
1. Begin by dicing, slicing, and shredding everything that needs it. Place in bowls or a container with dividers to keep your ingredients separate from each other.
2.
Heat the beans.
3. When the beans are hot you can start building your haystack. Begin the haystack with a handful or so of corn chips on a plate. Next, spoon some beans over the corn
chips. After that, keep building with lettuce, tomatoes, onions, cheese, and so on. Top it all off with Ranch dressing. Finally, dig in and enjoy! |
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Madd Russian's Looks Bad, Tastes Great Medium
Sent by Madd Russian, US Army Vet, Connecticut USA
Ingredients:
5 pounds potatoes, peeled and chopped small
1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 stick butter
1/2 cup milk, or more as needed
salt and pepper as needed
1 head iceberg lettuce
ketchup
1. In a large pot, cover the potatoes with water. Bring to a boil and cook until the potatoes crumble with a fork.
2.
Drain off the water and put potatoes in a large bowl. With an electric mixer, mash the potatoes and add sour cream, butter, salt, pepper, and milk. Add enough milk to make the potatoes as smooth as an icing
mix that peaks.
3. Remove any bad-looking outside leaves of the lettuce head. Slice the whole head with a bread knife to look like coleslaw, about 1/4 inch thick.
4. Put a large
handful of lettuce in a dish, add a big scoop of mashed potatoes on top. Mix well, top with tomato ketchup, and enjoy. |
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Turkey Tortillas Easy
Sent by Marcia in Highlands Ranch, CO
Ingredients:
2 cans beefy mushroom soup
turkey or chicken, chopped up
mozzarella cheese, shredded
flour tortillas
1. In a medium pot, heat the soup and turkey to a slow boil.
2. Lower the heat, and add as much mozzarella cheese as you want.
3.
Warm tortillas in the microwave or oven, and spoon the turkey mixture into each tortilla. |
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Crockpot Mexican Chicken Tortillas
Easy
Sent by Alice in Highlands Ranch, CO
Ingredients:
4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
1 jar salsa
2 cans of your favorite beans, like pinto
flour tortillas
1. Place chicken, with a little water, into crockpot. When chicken is cooked, take it out of the crockpot and shred it with a fork.
2. Put the shredded chicken back into the crockpot and add the salsa and beans.
3. Cook on low for at least an hour and serve in warmed tgortillas. |
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Summer Avocado Pasta
Medium
Sent by Mike at www.bestpastarecipes.com
Ingredients:
1 package of a
flavored pasta (I used Trader Joes Spinach & Chive Linguine Pasta)
1 tablespoon Balsamic Vinegar
1 14.5oz. can of cut tomatoes diced with roasted garlic.
1-2 diced avocados
1 4oz. package Crumbled Traditional Feta Cheese
1. Cook pasta according to directions. When the pasta is done, drain and put it back in the pot.
2.
Add the chopped tomatoes and balsamic vinegar and heat.
3. Serve the pasta on each plate and add the avocados and feta cheese on top. If you desire, you can add some parmesan cheese on top as well.
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Goup
Easy
Sent by Susan at www.candlesue.scent-team.com
Ingredients:
1 pound ground beef
1/2 onion, diced
1 can Pork and Beans
1 tablespoon ketchup
1. Brown the ground beef
in a frying pan with diced onions and a pinch of salt.
2. Add the can of Pork and Beans and the ketchup.
3. Heat and serve warm. |
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Peppered Salmon Steaks or Chicken Breasts Easy
Sent by Bea at www.sagehillfarmsandvintagestore.com
Ingredients:
2 small salmon steaks or skinless chicken breasts
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1 tablespoon fresh ground black pepper
1 teaspoon crushed dill weed
1 cup very fine bread crumbs
1. Mix all the dry ingredients together.
2. On a wax paper sheet sprinkle half of the mixture and lay the meat of choice
on top. Sprinkle the other half of the mixture on top.
3. Roll up and let sit for at least 30 minutes in the refrigerator.
4.
Cook on the grill or under the broiler until done to taste.
5. Dash generously with fresh lemon juice. |
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Easy Pasta Buffet Easy, Medium, or Hard
Sent by Mike at
www.bestpastarecipes.com
If you want to invite a group of friends over this one is a lot of fun!
Ingredients:
Make up a batch of your favorite pasta. Two fun ones are the twisty Fusillis or Farfalle (Bowtie pastas) or a good Penne. Make two different kinds so all the kids can choose which kind they like.
The pasta
sauce can be home made or store bought and can be kept warm in a fondue pot or other warmer.
The next ingredients will be ranked in order of ease. Any or all of these can be used depending on size of gathering and
availability.Very Easy: These all come in jars or cans
Marinated Artichoke Hearts - can be cut into chunks or left whole for the guest to cut.
Marinated Sun Dried Tomatoes
Marinated jar (or can) of mushrooms (try the straw mushrooms for a real treat)
Capers or any other canned veggies kids like (canned or dried peas, canned corn, or waterchestnuts Still Easy:
These all come in packages and must be kept refrigerated
Gorganzola or Feta Cheese
Grated Parmesan or Romano Cheese
Pine nuts or sunflower seeds (may not need refrigeration)
Still Easy but we now have to chop some veggies
Chopped or sliced Avocados
Fresh Diced Tomatoes
Fresh Red / Yellow peppers (can be raw or sautéed)
Still not too bad but now we have to cook a little
Mild Italian Sausage
Regular Sausage
Bacon
Hamburger made into meatballs
Shrimp
Calamari
Or any other meat kids can think of or
that they can find in the fridge.*Ask Parents first before dicing up filet mignon for the buffet!
Your friends will walk in and see a steaming tureen of sauce, and a number of bowls of delicious marinated and
fresh toppings. They can put any of these toppings on their choice of the two different pastas. If someone doesn't like tomato sauce, you can have a little olive oil or butter on hand. Enjoy! |
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